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It is a quiet afternoon in Selimbey, one of the many deserted districts in the outskirts of Van in south-east Turkey, which is still recovering from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that shook the city in October 2011.
Parts of Van are still deserted. But amid the ruins, some families do not have the resources...

On 11 March 2011, Japan experienced one of the worst natural disasters in its history. The Great East Japan Earthquake claimed nearly 16,000 lives and destroyed some 128,000 homes and buildings. More than 3,200 people are still missing.
In the hours following the disaster, a joint OCHA/UN...

Hasina* lives in a village near Sibi in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province. She was ill during her pregnancy, but her family and friends discouraged her from seeking medical attention. Some of them found it embarrassing to see a doctor during pregnancy for privacy reasons, while others were concerned...

Perveen Majeed and her family lost all their belongings during Pakistan’s devastating floods in 2010. Their home was severely damaged and Perveen’s small handicrafts business was ruined.
As the family’s sole breadwinner, Perveen depended on the business to help feed her...

The Government of Pakistan and the UN today launched an Early Recovery Framework to help people still affected by the severe flooding that ravaged parts of Pakistan in August 2011.
The framework calls for US$440 million to provide basic aid, such as food, medical supplies, shelter, water and sanitation,...